Welcome to the Vortex, We got lots of snow, Degrees are minus -20, "A bit chilly, don'tcha know", So you better bundle up, Lots of layers, really nice, We're not buying nothing; Gonna go and yell at Ice; It's the Vortex, welcome to the Vortex, It's icicles you'll Sn-sn-sn sneeeeeeeze!!

Here we are, a new Patreon post, just for you... www.patreon.com/posts/148861...

My online shop will be part of the Friday strike. But one thing I'm planning to offer tomorrow is a free Patreon post with a PDF of "Etoile du Nord" for you to print out at home. It's been such a hard road for us all lately, and you all deserve something good.

ICE shot a woman the next neighborhood over, in front of a friend of mine. The woman died. We're all really frightened and angry. There's video, and tons of witnesses to what happened. It's horrifying.

It's Monday, so I'm back on my shenanigans, finishing up little projects and putting up listings in my online shop. But that leafy choker needed juuuuust a few more beads, and I'm keeping it for myself.

A little watercolor study for this Saturday...

At 3am I was having nightmares about zombies and civil unrest, like one does. And when I woke up, I found out we had apparently invaded Venezuela and taken their president and first lady prisoner. It's 3 days into 2026, and I already want to send it back to the kitchen...

The new painting is finished now! What should I name it?

Sometimes I have long, thought-out, eloquent things to say, that provoke Deep Thoughts. And sometimes I just want to show off a mysterious little moth-girl, hanging out on a branch...

One last free Patreon post for the end of the year... www.patreon.com/posts/147086...

This week I'm basically taking "off" for a nice staycation. So there's been cooking, and tidying up, and virtuous gym-going and whatnot. And I've been playing with art supplies I haven't really tried in a big way. I broke out some of the new Posca markets, and have been having a really good time...

My painting is up in the shop now, along with a few new necklaces! And there are new prints in the "reproductions" section, because there's nothing like seeing work I've done on a spiral notebook... “The WinterHeart” 9 by 12 ink painting – MsFledermaus Arts share.google/TpzqrTuksNfm...

A free Patreon post, about my love for my fleet of spinning wheels... www.patreon.com/posts/145687...

Dear fellow Minnesotans; do you have some sweaters that could use cleaning? This snowstorm is the perfect opportunity to snow-wash your woolen clothes. While you're out shovelling, take your sweaters outside, cover them in snow and leave them for 10 minutes or so.

Not every piece of jewelry has eyeballs in it. But that doesn't mean it's tentacle-free, either... Eldritch Heart garnet and beaded necklace with polymer clay sculpted pendant, 26 inches. – MsFledermaus Arts share.google/QBF2wtCbSgMU...

I'm back from picking up my artwork from a show; and it looks like I'll have a couple of pieces to put back in the shop, just in time for the holidays! The black and red Guardian Eye is already spoken for, but do give a yell if you can't live without one of the other pieces!!

There's a few new things in the shop,along with this lovely brooch I'm quite proud of. Thorns can protect, quartz can heal... Quartz Heart Brooch polymer clay sculpture in bronze brooch setting, 2 1/2 by 2 inches – MsFledermaus Arts share.google/iRFYO7MJP9YL...

I was so pleased to be sending so much jewelry off to new homes lately, so I figured I'd spend the day making a few more pieces...

Now that Thanksgiving is done, it time to start the quiet creeping forward to Gothmas. We just put up the Gothmas tree, and Matt roasted a turkey breast and poured the gravy into one of my skull cups, so now it's officially the Gravy Skull...

Hey, Wonkette has a list of some of their favorite small businesses, and I'm on the list!! open.substack.com/pub/wonkette...

It's always nice when I can knock out some smaller projects. This necklace and the brooch are now in the shop, and I'm also working on that "snow" painting...

Happy Sunday I had such a nice time with friends yesterday, and started a few new projects...

You'll see my shop is a little depleted these days! That's mostly because a lot of my embroideries are out in the world! The MiniARTure show is wrapping up this weekend, but these three pieces are going into the next show, "Into the Fiberverse" at the Otherworldly Arts Collective.

This piece is finally done! I'm planning on entering it into the "Fiberverse" show at the Otherworldly Arts Collective!

A nice thing about teaching adult community classes? Sometimes students will bring something to share with the class. A student in my knitting class brought in a crocheted bear that needed a knitted poncho. An embroidery student baked cranberry scones, and one of them was my breakfast. I love this.

Northern lights!!

This morning I'm having some fun, finishing up a piece for a fiber arts show coming up soon. If I apply myself, I should finish up by tomorrow, I think...

In between other things, I'm playing with a tiny pendant, just for fun...

I hav a fun, free ramble about what I'm up to, on my Patreon. There's gallery art, new paintings and embroidery and some posters with googaly eyes... www.patreon.com/posts/143125...

Oh hey, do you like tiny artworks? Beautiful miniature worlds full of whimsy and dark delights? The MiniARTure show is opening tonight, and you'll find a few of my pieces in there too! Also, it's in the same building as the Norseman, if you'd like a cocktail or two and some really great pizza...

I have this very pink little guy in my shop now. He is slightly glittery, and utterly hilarious. I can't get over the pink toenails I gave him... “Hot Pink Mouse” Threadpainted embroidery in 6 inch hoop – MsFledermaus Arts share.google/sQaEpq7EopBM...

This funny little mouse is all finished! Now I'll get to show him off tonight, as a lesson in finishing up a Threadpainting piece for my class tonight. And then tomorrow he can go into the shop!

I finished this pretty fox painting, and I'm enjoying all the shiny metallics I put into this one. It's dazzling! I'll have to do a video to show off all the shimmer...

It's a really lovely day today. There's been a nice walk, some local croissants, and I've been having fun with that painting I'm playing with...

I'm on the front porch, hanging out with the candy and petting cute dogs that stop by...

A little progress shot of some fun...

In between other Halloweenish fun, I'm painting this ghostly fox spirit. I had a fix family for neighbors many years ago, when I lived on Nicollet Island, and I loved seeing them crossing the yards on misty, cool mornings...

A little bit of fun at the gym. The prompt is, "if you could invent your own candy, what would you create?" I did the Goth pops, and this absolute badass did that spider...

Heh. I was inspired by a friend's cool merch, so I'm going to bling this out really, really hard...

It feels weird continuing to make and sell art now. But if you'd like to see my work in person and you're local, I partnered up with Mermaid Cove to show off many of my creations tonight at Sociable Ciderworks. They will also be at Under Pressure Brewing Company on Sunday.

This morning I'm picking out the pieces I want to show off for the MiniARTure show coming up in the ALTR gallery in Minneapolis. It's always so nice to see a collection of my smaller pieces, shining like strange jewels...

I have new pieces up in my online shop, but you can have a peek here too. I'm very *very* pleased with how they turned out. I tend to finish up a few things at a time, so it's gratifying to put up a handful of new things I've made...

It's dark and gloomy outside, perfect for unnatural beadwork! Now all I need to do is paint the hoop and do the backing, after a tea break...

What am I working on this morning? A few things, but mostly finishing up this Pumpkin Cultist, about to spend his vigil in the pumpkin patch...

Yesterday my classes were so much fun! And my hot pink threadpainted mouse got hot pink toenails too!

Progress!

What's up this morning? I'm working on a fun little thing for October, painting a Great Pumpkin cultist settling in for a long night's wait...

Progress!

I'm kind of amused by what I'm working on today. One is my sweetly silly hot-pink field mouse for my class. The other is an unsettling creature that's getting lots of weird beadwork and ribbons and whatnot. I like to think my work is multifaceted...

Me, teaching my Threadpainting class: "So, the mouse we're working on can be any color you like; you're not limited to browns or grays." My students: "Can you do a hot pink one? We want to see a hot pink one!" Peet pressure is a hell of a thing; I'm telling you...